Deficiency Index

F697 citations in Michigan

Pain management · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F697 in Michigan. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Michigan cites F697 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.65×

0.65 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Michigan citations0.50%

Of every deficiency written in Michigan in 2025, this is the portion that was F697.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Michigan surveyors wrote

F697 findings written in Michigan, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

G · Actual harm, isolatedFebruary 3, 2026

This deficiency pertains to Complaint 2724132All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) unless otherwise notedBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide physician ordered treatment and physician ordered pain medication for one Resident #1 (R1) of three residents reviewed for pain, resulting in prolonged pain not adequately relieved by medications and a decline in urinary continence.Findings include:Resident #1 (R1)Review of the Incident report titled Fall with Injury dated 1/5/26 at 3:00 a.m., read in part .Resident.announced to staff at the nurse's station, Help I've fallen. This nurse and CNA immediately went to resident's room. Resident was now on her bed, resting on her bent legs, head down, back showing. …

Iron River Care Center

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 25, 2026

This citation pertains to intake 3097507. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide pain management for one resident (R101) out of three residents reviewed, resulting in pain and discomfort.Findings include:It was reported to the State Agency that the facility failed to provide pain management for R101, who recently underwent surgery, resulting in the resident calling 911 for a transfer back to the hospital within 24 hours of admittance due to acute pain. On 08/25/2026 at 10:25 AM, R101 was interviewed and reported being denied pain medications after a surgical procedure on her nervous system. R101 said she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] for rehabilitation and was informed by a nurse that pain medications would not be available until 05/11/2026. …

Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Canton

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Recent years

YearShare of Michigan citationsvs expected
20230.54%0.73×
20240.58%0.79×
20250.50%0.65×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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